Kitsap Humane Society’s Kitsap Animal Rescue and Enforcement Department provides contracted Animal Control Services to the following municipalities:
Unincorporated Kitsap County
Bainbridge Island
Bremerton
Port Orchard
Poulsbo
To report an incident or file a complaint involving a domestic animal, call911.
Animal Control Services include:
Code enforcement for animal issues including animals running at large, unlawful feeding and dangerous animals
24/7 emergency call response
Animal cruelty investigations
Assistance to fire, medical and police
Removal of loose livestock from roads
Small to large disaster planning/response
Animal noise complaints. Barking and animal noise complaints are handled differently by each municipality within Kitsap County. You will need to fully complete a Barking Ledger for your address’ jurisdiction. Barking Ledgers for the cities of Bainbridge Island, Bremerton , Port Orchard , Poulsbo and areas in Unincorporated Kitsap County are submitted directly to Animal Control.
Kitsap Animal Rescue and Enforcement does NOT handle the following:
Reports for injured or orphaned wildlife. All wildlife inquiries are handled by West Sound Wildlife Shelter, (206) 855-9057.
Removal of dead wildlife from roadways-
Kitsap County roads: KC Sheriff’s Department (360) 337-7101
State roads and highways: WA State Patrol, (360) 473-0300
Bainbridge Island: BI Police Department, (206) 842-5211
Ordinances regarding Animal Control Issues are specific to each municipality and can be found here:
Kitsap Humane Society’s Kitsap Animal Rescue and Enforcement Department only investigates domesticated/companion animal issues*.
All inquiries regarding injured wildlife or wildlife issues in Kitsap County are handled by the West Sound Wildlife Shelter:
(206) 855-9057 (Wildlife Hospital & Hotline)
7501 NE Dolphin Drive, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
* Kitsap Animal Rescue and Enforcement does investigate cases regarding the keeping and or possession of wildlife in Kitsap County. Substantiated cases are then forwarded to the proper authorities for further enforcement or prosecution. If you think you know who may be keeping wildlife without proper authority, contact the Washington State Wildlife Enforcement Department.
Kitsap Humane Society
9167 Dickey Road NW
Silverdale, WA 98383
Phone:
(360) 692-6977
Fax:
(360) 698-9668
Tax ID Number: 91-0728353
Adoption Hours
Sunday:
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday:
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Friday:
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday:
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
All adoptions are by appointment only. We are closed on major holidays.